There is not much to say about this one. Its going to be the Mikromir kit.
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Looking forward to following your USS Tresher build.
This may be of interest Brick Immortar - Crush Depth, the Nightmarish Loss of USS Tresher
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I like it. My stepfather was on the SSN 613 Flasher. Same boat - Permit class. (Originally the Thresher class, but who wants to be on a boat named for the one that went down?)
I may have to get one.
The second photo is my own, and I do not autorize certain moderators to use it elsewhere or otherwise fool with it.
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Not a lot going on with this project recently. Filling and curing and sanding over and over again. Since the putty had a tendency to cave in, im letting it cure for days now.
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Good start on this one. Just for clarification, it’s called a hull, not fuselage. 
But you knew that.
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Does it come with numbers for the other boats?
It has been a while since the last update, but the Thresher project is nearing an end. The kit wasnt bad, but I would preffer a plastic prop, since there is no way how to bend the PE prop without breaking it.
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I like it. Do the supply decals for others in the class such as the Flasher?
Thresher, Permit, Barb, Pollack, Haddo, Tinosa, Dace and Guardfish, but I guess You can combine the numbers to do others aswell.
Not sure if this is something you would be interested in but there are some very nice 3D printed props available on ebay.
1/350 Permit/Thresher class SSN submarine 2 x 7-blade propeller set Mikro Mir | eBay
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I finished the project today. It took longer than expectes as I was looking for some solutions to the prop replacement. However its time to get this one off the slipway as there are more projects waiting their turn.
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Shes a beauty! Great work.
Very nice, love the subtle weathering 
Thanks, althou im not 100% satisfied.
Apologies, I wasn’t along for the ride, but have enjoyed reading through your blog. I do know what you mean regarding the etched props, they are a pain.
The weathering is excellent.
Cheers, Si
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Just stumbled onto this build thread and like the effort you put into it.
I noted in the final pictures, the upper rudder is painted in red lead. Did you have a reference for this?
Typically, it is painted black with draft marks on either side; -useful when comparing them to the forward draft marks to indicate forward-to-aft angle changes.
The zincs radiating top and bottom along the stern past the control surfaces are never painted over, and are normally a light grey color, turning white as they oxidize and erode.
Add bird poop streaming from the top of a black rudder and you’ll have knocked it out of the park!
And the accurate screws (propellers) Mike Mulsanne puts out are an excellent upgrade over the PE supplied in the kit!
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Welcome to the forum, Carlton. That is a good question. I have a photo of the 613 Flasher (same class) that has never been published anywhere, in Pearl Harbor. It is painted black. All available online photos show the same.